United States
Time now in Imperial
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 07:20Sunset 08:26Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
278
Sunrise
07:20
Sunset
08:26
Day length
13h 06m
Coordinates
31.27, -102.69
Time difference from Imperial
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Imperial right now.
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About the time in Imperial
Sunrise today lands at 07:20 and sunset at 08:26 local time, giving 13h 06m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (31.27, -102.69) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Imperial.
Imperial runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Imperial sits at latitude 31.27, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 06m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Imperial
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Chicago, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Imperial right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Imperial, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- Does Imperial change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 1 November 2026.
- Which time zone is Imperial in?
- Imperial uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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